Corset



A. s. JOHNSON CORSET Filed Sept. 15,

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March 16 1926.

F/ gJ AUGUSTA $.JOH NsoN INVENTOR mm/m ATTORNEY UNITED STATES AUGUSTA S. JOHNSON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CORSET.

Application filed September 13, 1924. Serial No. 737,546.

To all wlzomit may concern: 7

Be it known that I, AUGUSTA S. JOHNSON, a subject of the King of Sweden, and a resident of Brooklyn, in. the county of Kings and State of New York, haye invented certain-new and useful Improvements in Corsets, of which the following is a specification.

particularly the kind which is made of rubher, and it is one of its objects to increase the elasticity of the same greatly by elimi nating certain inelastic portions in the body of the corset and substituting therefor corresponding port-ions of elastic material which are adapted to form'poc-kets for re inforcing members, such as boning, at certain desired places. Another object is to fasten these aforesaid elastic portions to the body'of the corset in a novel manner, so as not to decrease their elastic qualities when fastened to the corset, and to accomplish this by means of a certain form of stitching which will not tear the elastic fabric.

when subjected to the tension incidental to its wearing. A further object is to arrange the reinforcing members in the pockets formed by the aforesaid elastic portions in such a way that these members will not pinch annoyingly the flesh of the wearer of the corset and at the same time rovide a novel manner of causing an efficient rein- Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view along the plane of line 3-3 in Fig. 2.

Like characters of reference denote similar partsthroughout theseveral views and the following specification.

10 is the body of a corset, made of. rubher or other kind of elastic fabric, prefer- I ably the style disclosed in my co-pending application Serial #723,509, having means to open or close it at its front. 11 and 12 are lon 'itudinally disposed inelastic ,pprtionsremforced by stays, at the adjoining This invention relates to elastic corsets,

front edges of the corset body, having fastened thereto suitable clasp members 13.

At both sides, the corset 10 is provided with longitudinally disposed strips 14 which are made of elastic fabric of prefer ably the same kind as the'corset body. These strips are fastened to the body by any form of flexible cross stitching, conimonly called in the trade zig-zag stitching, as clearly indicated in Fig. 2, in which, for instance, a thread 15 is drawn through the strip 14 and the corset body 10 at 16 and then passed over the edges of the strip through the body 10 at 17. This is the form of sewing-on usually made on socalled zig-zag machines. The upper end of each strip 14 terminates at the top of the corset, preferably, under a sel'vage top edge 18. Strip 14 forms a pocket with the body of the-corset into which is inserted a stay 19, extending from somewhat below the top of the corset body to near its bottom. Transverse stitching 20and 21, also of zigza style, hold the stay in its position.

22 is a lower end of strip 14 which ex tends below the bottom of the corset body, 10 and to which is fastened a garter mem: ber 23. Inelastic front portions 11 and 12 have also similarly extending strips 11 and 12 to which are fastened garter members 23 and 23 of the same style as members 23.

24 and 25 are elastic strips of preferably the same material as the corset body 10 and strips 14, but a little narrower than the latter, arranged in V-shape direction with strip 14 as its center, having the open end of the V at the top of the corset body. These strips are fastened to the corset body also by zig-zag stitching, their upper ends being closed by edge 18, and their lower ends 24 and 25 beingplaced underneath the strip 14. Within the pockets formed by strips .24 and 25 with the corset body are placed auxiliary stays 26 and 27, so arranged that their lower ends extend somewhat below the upper end of stay 19. Y

The principal advantages of a corset made pp according to this description, are as folows: I

Formerly, with corsets made of elastic material, stays were inserted in inelastic portions which were provided at various desired places, and consequently great] reduced their elasticity. In corsets ma e ac cording to this invention, this objectionable with, the diagonal strips 24: and 25 at the same time very flexibly supporting that part of the body without this objectionable feature.

\Vhile I have shown the strips 14 terminating at the top of the corset body, in the case of combination garments, the same may be extended over the shoulder of the wearer and connected tothe back of the corset in the same manner as on the sides, also forming pockets for stays at the back, and thereby serve simultaneously as shoulder straps and as fastenings for the garters.

Strips 14 may, of course, be placed at any desired place on the body of the corset which may be of any of the usual styles. The smaller or auxiliary strips 24 and 25, instead of meeting opposite each other at the strip 14, may extend from any point below the top of strip 14, either in opposite (as shown) or staggered relation to each other.

Various other minor changes may be made without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention setforth in the appended claims.

What I claimas new, is:

1. In a corset having a body of elastic material,at selected portions a vertically disposed strip, for reinforcing purposes, made of elastic material and fastened to the said body by zig-zag stitching, obliquely disposed strips made of elastic material and fastened to the said body by zig-zag stitchlng, forming pockets therewith, at both sides of and connected to the said vertically disposed strip, and auxiliary stays within the pockets of the said obliquely disposed strips.

2. In a corset having a body of elastic material, at selected )o'rtions a vertically disposed strip made of elastic material and fastened to the said body by zigzag stitching, forming a pocket therewith, a main stay within the'pocket, terminating somewhat below the top of the said body, obliquely disposed strips made of elastic material and fastened to the said body by zig-zag stitching. forming pockets therewith, at both sides of the said vertically disposed strip, near the top of the said body, and auxiliary stays within the pockets of the said obliquely disposed strips, extending from a point slightly below the top of the said main stay to the top of the said body.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal.

AUGUSTA S. JOHNSON. [L. s.] 

